Judge indefinitely blocks Trump White House from banning 3 media outlets

President Donald Trump had sought to ban media outlets MS NOW, CNN and Politico from reporting from the White House.

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  • A federal judge issued an order indefinitely barring the White House from banning three media outlets from there.
  • The order by Judge Timothy Kelly in U.S. District Court in Washington, D.C., extends an injunction against the ban by President Donald Trump of MS NOW, CNN and Politico from the White House.

US President Donald Trump speaks to the press before boarding Marine One as he departs from the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, DC, on Oct. 12, 2026. Brendan Smialowski | AFP | Getty Images

A federal judge late Tuesday night issued an order indefinitely blocking the White House from banning three media outlets from the White House, as President Donald Trump has sought.

The preliminary injunction by Judge Timothy Kelly in U.S. District Court in Washington, D.C., extends an existing block against Trump’s ban of MS NOW, CNN and Politico from the White House.

Kelly, in his written opinion explaining the decision, said the three outlets were likely to succeed on a claim in their lawsuit challenging the ban that they were denied due process by Trump having summarily ordered them barred from the White House without a chance to argue against that action first.

The judge also said the outlets were likely to succeed on two First Amendment claims in their civil suit.

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